This grammar worksheet tests a student’s ability to make questions and negatives in the simple present tense. Students have to complete the given sentences by supplying a suitable verb form. Negative sentences are indicated with ‘not’ and questions are indicated with question marks.

An example is given below.

Question: My sister ………………… (not sing) well, but she …………………. (dance) like a dream.

Answer: My sister does not sing well, but she dances like a dream.

Exercise

1. His girlfriend ………………….. (work) at a supermarket but she ……………… (not earn) much.

2. ………………… (you know) how to send an email?

3. My sister …………………. (live) in California.

4. We ………………….. (not allow) smoking in the kitchen.

5. …………………… (she understand) the gravity of the situation?

6. Where …………………. (you) intend to spend the night?

7. My mother ……………………. (make) delicious cakes and cookies, but she ………………… (not eat) them.

8. My dad ………………… (go) for a walk in the morning.

9. Where ………………… (she work)?

10. We ………………….. (not expect) them to cooperate.

Answers

1. His girlfriend works at a supermarket but she does not earn much.

2. Do you know how to send an email?

3. My sister lives in California.

4. We do not allow smoking in the kitchen.

5. Does she understand the gravity of the situation?

6. Where do you intend to spend the night?

7. My mother makes delicious cakes and cookies but she does not eat them.

8. My dad goes for a walk in the morning.

9. Where does she work?

10. We do not expect them to cooperate.